Triathlete doing Ironman distance racing, have done 6 Ironman's including 1 World Championship. Heart attack survivor at 42 and given another chance. Taking a break from long distance Triathlon's for a while

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Cholesterol and Heart disease

Lately I've come across a few articles that question the
relationship between Cholesterol and Heart disease. I've also read some
articles which states that Statins (Cholesterol lower medication) are not
necessary a good thing.

The reason for my post is that before my heart attack I didn't
have high Cholesterol and even now after the attack my cholesterol is low but I
am on statins. The Doctor prescribed it as a precaution after attack and not
because I have high cholesterol.

My question is just why
take medication if you’re not sick, only for precaution? Isn't a healthy diet and
exercise the medicine you really need?

The other day I was at the doctor and suggested that I want
to stop using the medication as what I've read and understood from the articles
I am doing more damage than good and it is also now proven that if I should
have had high Cholesterol it is not necessary a bad thing or the cause of heart
attacks. Needless to say the Doc said no, I must still use them.

My question is who to believe? Do I stick with “old school”
believes and studies or go with new studies and believes

Healthline recently put together an infograph showcasing heart disease statistics and facts to help someone understand their risk for a heart attack or other heart-related issues. You can see the infograhic here: http://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease-infographic

I am writing to you to see if you can help spread awareness about heart disease by sharing this with your followers or including it as a resource on your page: http://tri-stemmet.blogspot.com/2013/11/cholesterol-and-heart-disease.html

Please let me know if you would be interested in helping to raise awareness about heart disease.

Thank you for your time reviewing. Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer.